Mother Jones: Has San Francisco Gotten Too Tough on Teen Crime?
This article was originally published in Mother Jones. By: Samantha Michaels A DA challenger hopes to persuade voters that the incumbent has gone too far—at least when it comes to juveniles. In early September, Peterson Harter was working the lunchtime rush in his sandwich shop on San Francisco’s Haight Street when in walked prosecutor Ryan […]
ABC7 News: Everything you need to know about the San Francisco DA race
This article was originally published in ABC7 News. By: Monica Madden SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) — San Francisco District Attorney Brooke Jenkins is facing a sole challenger in her bid for reelection, and it’s coming from a prosecutor she fired when she first became DA. Prosecutor Ryan Khojasteh was working under the Chesa Boudin administration when […]
KQED: San Francisco Races To Watch
This article was originally published in KQED. Race to WatchDistrict Attorney Why does this race matter? District Attorney Brooke Jenkins is facing reelection after leading a successful recall of her predecessor, Chesa Boudin. Running to replace her is Ryan Khojasteh, a prosecutor who was among more than a dozen staff members Jenkins fired after she […]
CBS: San Francisco race for district attorney pits incumbent against lawyer she fired
By: Da Lin This article was originally published in CBS News. SAN FRANCISCO — She fired him and now he’s running to replace her in the general election. San Francisco District Attorney Brooke Jenkins is facing a lone challenger Nov. 5 — former San Francisco prosecutor Ryan Khojasteh who said he can do a better […]
SF Examiner: Jenkins rival scrutinizes performance of DA’s office
By: Ryan Khojasteh This article was originally published in The San Francisco Examiner. San Francisco mayoral candidate Daniel Lurie made a number of important points in a July 9 Examiner op-ed in which he called for The City to use electronic-monitoring systems to prevent arrested drug dealers from returning to neighborhoods where they were caught. While […]
Axios: What to know about San Francisco’s district attorney race
By: Shawna Chen This article was originally published in Axios. San Francisco District Attorney Brooke Jenkins faces one challenger in her re-election bid: Alameda County prosecutor Ryan Khojasteh, whom Jenkins fired as part of an administration change after inheriting the office from Chesa Boudin. Why it matters: The rise of anti-Asian hate during the pandemic, […]
SF Examiner: Jenkins rival scrutinizes performance of DA’s office
By: Ryan Khojasteh This article was originally published in the San Francisco Examiner San Francisco mayoral candidate Daniel Lurie made a number of important points in a July 9 Examiner op-ed in which he called for The City to use electronic-monitoring systems to prevent arrested drug dealers from returning to neighborhoods where they were caught. While […]
The SF Standard: DA Jenkins accused of nepotism after hiring friend for $300K role
By: Jonah Owen Lamb This article was originally published in The San Francisco Standard. District Attorney Brooke Jenkins in March quietly promoted a nursing professor with no legal license — who is a longtime friend — to run the office as chief of staff, with an annual salary of nearly $300,000. Monifa Willis, who still […]
Washington Examiner: SF Dem alerts IRS to Republican-backed nonprofit’s conveniently-timed award
By: Kenneth Schrupp This article was original published in the Washington Examiner. (The Center Square) – Ryan Khojasteh, a California Democrat and candidate for San Francisco district attorney, filed an IRS complaint against a local nonprofit for providing San Francisco District Attorney Brooke Jenkins an award before a mayoral debate the organization is hosting. “Undoubtedly, […]
SF Chronicle: S.F. Mayor Breed plays defense in lively mayoral debate that centers on crime and homelessness
By: J.D. Morris This article was originally published in The San Francisco Chronicle. San Francisco Mayor London Breed sought to defend her record on public safety, homelessness, the drug crisis and other key issues Monday as some of her leading opponents argued during a lively mayoral debate that she’s failed to adequately respond to the […]